Feb. 8, 2006
ATLANTA – Cameron Tringale fired a six-under-par 65 Wednesday to pace Georgia Tech, while Kevin Larsen added a four-under-par 67 as the third-ranked Yellow Jackets’ golf team took a four-shot lead after the first round of the UH Hilo Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
The Yellow Jackets turned in a 16-under-par 268 Wednesday over the 6,777-yard, par-71 Waikoloa Village Golf Course, also getting a pair of 68’s from All-American Roberto Castro and senior Mike Barbosa.
Tech is four shots up on No. 2-ranked Oklahoma State (12-under-par 272). The Cowboys’ Pablo Martin fired a seven-under-par 64 and holds a one-shot edge over Tringale and Hawaii’s Jarett Hamamoto.
Southern California is in third place at 10-under-par 274, with the Rainbows another shot back at 9-under 275, and Pepperdine in fifth at seven-under 277.
The 65 by Tringale, a freshman from Laguna Niguel, Calif., lowered his best career score by two strokes, while Larsen, a junior from Santa Barbara, Calif., carded his eighth subpar round in 13 this year and is in a four-way tie for seventh place. Barbosa’s 68 matched his best of the fall season, and he and Castro are in a large group tied for 11th place.
Tech did not count a 69 from freshman Taylor Hall, but the freshman from LaGrange, Ga., is tied for 21st place individually.
The 21 teams will tee off at 12 noon Eastern time again Thursday in a shotgun start, and the final round is set to begin at the same time Friday.
UH Hilo IntercollegiateWaikoloa Village G.C., Waikoloa, HIFirst-Round Results
Team Standings 1 Georgia Tech 268 -16 2 Oklahoma State U. 272 -12 3 Southern California 274 -10 4 Hawaii, Univ. of 275 -9 5 Pepperdine Univ. 277 -7 6 Washington, U. of 279 -5 Oklahoma, U. of 279 -5 Texas, Univ. of 279 -5 9 Arizona State U. 280 -4 Augusta State U. 280 -4 11 Fresno State 281 -3 12 TCU 282 -2 13 Colorado, U. of 283 -1 UC Davis 283 -1 Oregon State U. 283 -1 16 Stanford University 284 E Arkansas, U. of 284 E 18 Rhode Island, U. of 287 +3 19 Hawaii-Hilo, U. of 288 +4 Oregon, U. of 288 +4 21 Kansas, U. of 296 +12
Individual Standings 1 Pablo Martin Okla. St. 32- 32 64 -7 2 Jarett Hamamoto Hawaii 32- 33 65 -6 Cameron Tringale Ga. Tech 31- 34 65 -6 4 Edward McGlasson Colorado 34- 32 66 -5 Justin Fraley Oklahoma 31- 35 66 -5 Alex Williams Oregon St. 33- 33 66 -5 7 Kevin Larsen Ga. Tech 34- 33 67 -4 Jhonatton Vegas Texas 36- 31 67 -4 Alex Coe Pepperdine 34- 33 67 -4 Tyler Ley USC 33- 34 67 -4
Georgia Tech Scores T 2 Cameron Tringale 31- 34 65 T 7 Kevin Larsen 34- 33 67 T 11 Roberto Castro 35- 33 68 T 11 Michael Barbosa 34- 34 68 T 21 Taylor Hall 35- 34 69
